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DACE, DARE, or DART (Leuciscus vulgar...

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Originally appearing in Volume V07, Page 726 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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DACE, DARE, or DART (Leuciscus vulgaris,, or L.. dobula)  , a
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freshwater fish belonging to the
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family Cyprinidae . It is an inhabitant of the rivers and streams of
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Europe north of the
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Alps, but it is most abundant in those of France and Germany . It prefers clear streams flowing over a gravelly bottom, and deep, still
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water, keeping close to the bottom in winter but disporting itself near the
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surface. in the
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sunshine of summer . It is preyed upon by the larger predaceous fishes of fresh waters, and owing to its silvery appearance is a favourite bait in pike-fishing . The dace is a lively, active fish, of gregarious habits, and exceedingly prolific, depositing its eggs in May, and
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June at the roots of aquatic
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plants or in the gravelly beds of the streams it frequents . Its flesh is wholesome, but is not held in much estimation . In appearance it closely resembles the roach, usually attaining a length of 8 or 9 in., with the head and back of a dusky blue colour and the sides of a shining silvery aspect, with numerous dark lines
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running along the course of the scales . The ventral and anal fins are white, tinged with pale red,; and the dorsal,
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pectoral and caudal tipped with black . The dace feeds on
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worms,
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insects,
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insect-larvae, and also on
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vegetable
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matter . It is abundant in many of the streams of the south of England, but is unknown in Scotland and Ireland . In
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America. the name of dace is also applied to members of other genera of the family; the " horned dace " (Semnotilus atromaculatus) is a well-known variety .

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